Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-07
A NEW BUILDING.
THE CONTRACT FOB WASHINGTON DIS
TRICTSNEW SCHOOL HOUSE
Awarded b'KEsyss, Kraf & Co. by the Committee
on Buildings and Grounds Of The Board Of
Eduea6on, for SS3550

The Committee ON Buildings and
Grounds of the Board of Education held =
very long session in the Office of the Clerk
last evening, Messrs. Ebeling, Isett, Nc
Coy, Ellingham and Chairman DObbins
being present. The meeting was called
fer the purpose Of opening the bids for
building the new school house in the First
ward, for which Architect Wells made the
plans and specifications Only two bids
were presented, by Beltz, Flading & Co.
and Klieves, Kraft & Co. The formers
bid was, for all new material $43, 900 and
s.. 900 less if the material in the old school
house as provided in the specifications, is
used.
Klieves, Kraft & Co.'s bid was $S7, 900
for all new material, and 81, 900 of for the
use of the material IN the old school build
ing.
great deal of discussion followed the
reading Of these bids and it WAS generally
thought that the price was pretty steep
although it called for 3 fine building oil
ample dimensions. After some schemlng
TO attempt in some way to reduce the cost
of the building and also to provide by
sufficient levy for its payment, Architect
Wells was telephOned for to help the COM
mittee out of the dilemma.
Mr.. Wells arrived half an hour later,
and when questioned as to whether the
cost could not in some way be reduced ne
stated that the only points where redue'
ton could be made without materially
altering the plans was to substitute q
wooden floor for the tile one as proposed,
and instead of the terra Gotta figures OH
the front of the building, like ones Of some
metallic composition be used. This would
make a reduction in the first item OF SOW
and in the second $i5J, 81, $50 in all
The specifications provide for a slate roOi
of the best quality and it wasH suggested
that tin roof be substituted, which, ut a
rough guess would make q difference oil
about 500 less. This point was discussed
in all its bearings, and Mr.. Wells stated
that when the comparative eost0 the slate
and tin was reduced to actual figures the
difference would not be nearly as great as
S7OO, and he advised the committee by
all means to leave the slate
roof stand "a being much
more desirable and cheaper in the end.
The committee decided to do this, and as
no more points could be found where the
cost might be cut down the matter OF let
ting the bid came up, and on motion 1t
was decided to award the contract to
Klieyes, Kraft * Co., for S34, 900, less
81, $50 for wooden floor and composition
figures, making it So, $50.
Then the most important question
providing for the payment OF the amount
came up again, and it was disposed OF
only after much figuring and great deal
of scheming and talk. A motion was made
to pay SIS, 900 this year and the balance IN
equal payments the next two years. This
was defeated.
Another discussion then ensued, several
members taking the ground that the levy
for buildings and grounds be put up to
20 cents this year and 20 cents next year,
and thus settle up the matter rs quickly rs
possibly. This was objected to by other
members who did not care to have the
Nldlu vi TAX p0ySlS
the heads of the Committee.
Ii will be remembered that there Is
debt of SIS, 900 on the new Richie school
annex, provision for the payment OF
which must also be made IN cal
culating the next levy, and it was
suggested that the levy for lSS7 could be
placed ut II cents, which will bring in
S25, 500, SIS, 900 Ofwhich can be used TO
liuuidate the Richie school debt and the
remaining $40, 500 paid ON the new Wash
ington school building. For 1SSS the levy
be placed ut Is cents, which will realize
10 500, and I cents in 1889 with which to
pay the balance of the debt. This sugges-
ton was discussed some time and resulted
in the adoption of motion that the pay
ments under the contract for the Washing
ton District school building he so arranged
that SO, 800 be paid December 1887, 3d.
$40 in December lSsS, and the balance, in
Guiding interest, in December 1852.
After some further talk the Committee
adjourned. The proposed new building
when finished will certainly he an Orna-
ment To the city Us well as benefit. 1t
will he two stories in front and three i'll
the back, containing sixteen rooms. 1t
will be built in the best style and accord
ing to Mr. Wells, will not be finished for a
year, although he states that they could
finish il in less time, but not in such a
thorough and satisfactory manner. The
report of the committee will be acted upon
at the next meeting of the Board Of Educa-
ton, ON Thursday the 21st inst
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